Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02760420
3 Days Amoxicillin Versus Placebo for Fast Breathing Childhood Pneumonia in Malawi
Double-blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of 3 Days of Amoxicillin Disperable Tablet (DT) Versus Placebo for Fast Breathing Childhood Pneumonia Among Children 2-59 Months of Age Presenting to Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 1,126 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Save the Children · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 2 Months – 59 Months
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study to assess the effectiveness of no antibiotic treatment for fast breathing, community-acquired childhood pneumonia in a malaria-endemic region of Malawi.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Amoxicillin | Oral amoxicillin dispersible tablets (DT), 250 mg tablets, given according to age band, two times daily |
| DRUG | Placebo | Oral placebo dispersible tablets (DT), 250 mg tablets, given according to age band, two times daily |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-03-01
- Completion
- 2019-06-01
- First posted
- 2016-05-03
- Last updated
- 2021-02-18
Locations
2 sites across 1 country: Malawi
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02760420. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.